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US 11,305,974 B2Granted
Fork runners
AssigneeHyster-Yale Group, Inc.
InventorsTim Cherry, Kevin Butler
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Abstract
Fork runners removably secured to a fork optionally permit fork runners to be of a different material from the fork and to be readily replaced. The fork includes an upper surface and a downward depending portion extending therefrom, and the fork runner includes an elongated fastening plate that is releasably secured to the downward depending portion.
Claims17
A pallet truck fork comprising:
- an elongated member configured to engage a pallet, wherein the elongated member comprises a top surface and a downward depending portion extending therefrom;
- and
- a fork runner releasably secured to the elongated member, wherein;
- the fork runner comprises a fastening portion sized and shaped to be releasably secured to the downward depending portion of the elongated member;
- the fork runner further comprises a pallet engaging surface shaped and sized to engage a surface of a pallet when the pallet truck fork is inserted into a pocket of a pallet;
- and
- the pallet engaging surface has a coefficient of friction that is lower than a coefficient of friction of the downward depending portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.